26-02452W

FIRST INSERTION
CITY OF OCOEE
PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing before the Ocoee City Commission will be held Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Commission Chambers of City Hall at 1 North Bluford Avenue, Ocoee, Florida, to consider the following ordinances:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CITY BUDGET; AMENDING THE CITY BUDGET ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 2025-20 AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 2026-07 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, BY PROVIDING FOR INCREASE OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CITY CODE, REORGANIZING PROVISIONS THE CHAPTER, SIMPLIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING ANACHRONSTIC PROVISIONS IN THE CHAPTER FOR CLARITY, DELETING LANGUAGE PURPORTING TO LIMIT THE ROLE OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO CODE ENFORCMENT UNDER CHAPTER 162, FLORIDA STATUTES, DEFINING TERMS; SETTING FORTH THE TERMS OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AND APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PRO TEM; ESTABLISHING CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES; ESTABLISHING HEARING PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS; SETTING FORTH THE POWERS OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD; INCREASING ADMINISTRATIVE FINES TO THOSE ALLOWED FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH 50,000 OR MORE RESIDENTS, ESTABLISHING FINES FOR THE COSTS OF REPAIRS MADE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY; ESTABLISHING LIENS FOR UNPAID CODE ENFORCEMENT FINES UPON RECORDING OF ORDERS ASSESSING FINES; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR AUTHORIZING FORECLOSURE OF NON-HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES WITH UNPAID CODE ENFORCEMENT FINES; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING FOR AND CONSIDERING LIEN REDUCTIONS AND RELEASES, SATISFACTIONS, AND SETTLEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE TO AFFECTED PARTIES; ALLOWING FOR ENFORCEMENT BY OTHER PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; ESTABLISHING A CODE ENFORCEMENT RECOVERY FUND; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard with respect to the above. The Ocoee City Commission may continue the public hearing to other dates and times, as it deems necessary. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s office at 407-905-3105 at least two days prior to the date of hearing.
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